State colleges roundup

Kansas State 63, FAU 7: Winston Dimel ran for four first-half touchdowns and the Wlidcats took advantage of four Florida Atlantic turnovers in their home opener. Jesse Ertz added 117 yards passing with a touchdown, and Dominique Heath returned a punt 75 yards for another score, as Kansas State bounced back from its season-opening loss at Stanford. Kansas State scored on its first four possessions, including two one-play drives set up by Owls turnovers, and cruised to a 42-0 lead by halftime. Greg Howell had a touchdown run for the Owls. Jason Driskel threw for 125 yards, but the FAU quarterback and brother of former Florida starter Jeff Driskel also had two interceptions and lost two fumbles. Kansas State turned those turnovers into 21 points and Driskel was benched in the fourth quarter.

Massachusetts 21, FIU 13: Andrew Ford threw three touchdown passes for the host Minutemen. Massachusetts led 14-3 at the half when Ford completed second-quarter touchdown passes of 26 yards to Jalen Williams and 31 yards to Andy Isabella. Florida International closed within 14-10 on Alex Gardner's 2-yard score, and Austin Taylor made a 35-yard field goal to reduce the deficit to one. After a UMass touchdown the Golden Panthers drove past midfield late. But on fourth and 1 quarterback Alex McGough, a former Gaither High standout, ran left for 4 yards but fumbled the ball and UMass recovered.

Tennessee St. 31, B-CU 24: Patrick Smith caught a 7-yard touchdown pass from backup quarterback Ronald Butler with 5:48 left for visiting Tennessee State. Jamaruz Thompkins tied the game for Bethune-Cookman on a 20-yard run earlier in the fourth quarter. The Wildcats forced a three-and-out to get the ball back, but fellow backup Anthony Cruz was intercepted by Terrell Bonds to set up the winning score.

As the Bucs search for an answer to their pass-rush needs, a dream scenario for many Tampa Bay fans is seeing N.C. State defensive end Bradley Chubb, seen by most as the top defensive lineman in the draft, fall to the Bucs at No. 7.Chubb has his pro ...

Here's a suggestion: If you don't already follow Brett Phillips on Twitter, you probably should. The 23-year-old Seminole High grad certainly keeps things interesting.The latest is a reenactment of a scene from the movie Sandlot. Phillips and eight o...

Thanks to last night's 75-70 win over No. 1 seed Xavier, Florida State is in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2011. That sets up Thursday's matchup against fourth-seeded Gonzaga in Los Angeles.Here's a quick breakdown of how the ninth-seeded Sem...

Of all the things that happened over the past week, the New York Jets trade with the Indianapolis Colts to move up three spots in the draft may wind up benefiting the Bucs the most.How?Let's look at what transpired and how it could impact the draft.T...

The Bucs continue to sign free agents at positions of need and stand to benefit at the draft from a trade in the NFL, Rick Stroud says in his latest podcast.Also, the Lightning loses a measuring-stick game to Boston, March Madness has been absolutely...

The Rays are heading into the final days of spring training facing a series of roster decisions and an inconvenient schedule.That includes back-to-back road night games, in Tampa against the Yankees at 6:35 tonight (with Blake Snell starting) and in ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Florida State senior Phil Cofer knows the biggest key to making any comeback, especially in the NCAA Tournament.Don't get rattled.Now the Florida State Seminoles are on their way to the NCAA Tournament's round of 16 for the f...

TAMPA — Lightning backup goalie Louis Domingue turned the puck over then allowed a fluke goal just 14 seconds into Sunday's game against the visiting Oilers. Given how things have gone lately for the Lightning, it was not the best way to start ...

RHP Matt Andriese was the tour guide Sunday as the Rays hosted a 10-year-old boy, Joshua, from The Heart Gallery, which works to find adoption matches for foster kids.Joshua had his own locker in the clubhouse, hung out on the field during batting pr...

TAMPA – C Connor McDavid had four goals the last time the Oilers played the Lightning. On Sunday, he had four shots and zero goals.Why?Credit the defense by Lightning C Brayden Point, who helped limit the space so McDavid, who has 34 goals and ...